DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Alligator doll

NameDoll

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureKoasati (Creek)

Date1920-1972

Place madeLouisiana, United States, North America

MediumPine needles, reed, pine cone, pine seeds

Dimensions2 7/16 × 2 7/8 × 12 in. (6.25 × 7.25 × 30.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Betsy Grant, Lisa Hendrickson and Deborah Kinder, from the Crandall Collection, A.2015.28.

Object numberA.2015.28.6ab

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionPine needle alligator with removable back. Body and head (a): Light brown reeds and brown pine needles body and head with red woven eyes. Dark brown pine cone tail and body. Back (b): Light brown reeds and brown pine needles woven into back with dark brown pine cones on top.